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Rayno

Rayno from directly overhead

Rayno is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Blood Hill stands 461 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rayno Property, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60429, -71.74956

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Northfield Rd Park: 0.4 mi
  • Marshall Park: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 1.5 mi
  • Coolidge Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • World War 2 Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Fitchburg Creamery: 2.6 mi
  • Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Frankie K9 Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Clarks Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Pearl Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Pearl Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Nichols Hill: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • Painted Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Whale Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 4.0 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 9.2 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 5.9 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 8.7 mi
  • Observatory: 9.2 mi
  • CAVA: 9.2 mi
  • The Venuses Rest: 9.2 mi
Museums: 57
Gardens: 47
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 29
  • The Beach at Arrive: 1.9 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 5.1 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cascades: 4.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 5.9 mi
  • The Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Rayno. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood HillNW 311°461 m7.2 mi
Mount HungerWNW 296°439 m7.9 mi
Jewell HillWNW 293°429 m6.2 mi
Russell HillWNW 298°414 m6.8 mi
Jones HillNW 323°397 m7.9 mi
Crow HillsSW 226°376 m7.8 mi
Brown HillWNW 282°368 m5.0 mi
Ball HillSW 220°364 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534465766716962493930
Precip in3.53.34.44.23.74.33.74.34.25.33.94.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Coop, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29700450

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